On Tuesday, TES held its traditional annual Holiday Potluck Social. Tower coordinated the logistics of the evening and Morgan cooked a turkey and a ham. Members and guests filled 24 Bond Street bearing homemade as well as store-bought food and gifts. The mood was festive and it was good seeing the old-timers that came to see old friends as well as the newbies that arrived for their first meeting.

I played Santa and was assisted by Pete The Elf and NightOwl the Dark Elf. Our job was to collect all the presents and arrange the grab bag. There were 49 presents this year! Everyone who brought one got to take one. I brought a pack of 6 black leather scented candles (nope, I did not make them) and I received the perfect present this year: a bag of Bernie Bott's Every Flavored Beans, a bag of Gringott's Gold, and some bubbles (Harry Potter fans will understand what these things are).

Afterwards, a bunch of us went to the LURE. I felt like a real Tom Of Finland type Santa. I wore big black boots, a Santa hat and a big cock. That flirty tart Gardenia wanted to suck my big black dick. Because people had been jerking me off all night with their grubby hands, she wanted to use a condom. She put a condom in her mouth and got down on her knees. Before you could say "Rudolf with your nose so bright" she had, in one smooth motion, swallowed my dick and sheathed it in the condom. She went to work on my cock. She knows the difference between sucking girl dick and boy dick. She did it right.

CHANGE ON THE CALENDAR

The Eulenspiegel Society and Dominant Men/submissive women SIG would like to announce a change to the current calendar. The "Fire, Ice, Corsets, and Kisses" Party we are holding at Paddles on Saturday, January 19th will begin at 9pm and last late into the night. Previously, this party was listed from 6-9pm. If you have any questions about this party, or would like to volunteer, please contact Tower4TES@aol.com or MsterJimNY@aol.com. Suggested donations to enter are: Members of TES or other Leather/SM Organizations: $20, Non-members: $35. $5 off if you're wearing a corset!

THANKS!...
by Jeff R., vice-chair, operations committee

The Operations Committee wants to extend its deepest gratitude to those of you who volunteered for the Door, TES Cafe, and other roles in the Operations Division/Committee in 2001.

This is a follow-up to the Tuesday December 18 "Pot Luck Social" meeting where ALL of your names were read out to your fellow TES members and friends. Without exception, each name was followed by significant applause in recognition of the valued volunteer services you have provided.

On behalf of the Operations Committee of TES, I wish to thank each one of you for your hard work, dedication, and contribution to the Association, the TES membership, and the community which it supports.

Previous Management of the Operations effort at TES:
THANKS! Alan, Esq. (previous chair, operations division, & previous 24 Bond St liaison)
THANKS! Catelynn (previous co-chair, operations division, & current 24 Bond St liaison)
THANKS! Hal (PartyMan) (previous chair, operations division)
THANKS! Josh (HighTower) (previous chair, operations division)

TES Cafe:
THANKS! Ernest
THANKS! Jane
THANKS! Jeff (tall guy w/ glasses)
THANKS! Joe
THANKS! Paul (NyghtOwl)
THANKS! Peace
THANKS! Sandra
THANKS! Sir Michael
THANKS! Sissy Stephanie
THANKS! Stephanie (Jayemoon)
THANKS! Todd
THANKS! Traveler

For working at the Cafe, for coordinating and recruiting volunteers to staff it...
THANKS! Catelynn

For being founding staff members of the Cafe, and major contributors to its operations and initial implementation...
THANKS! Mistress Annette
THANKS! Tessa

And finally, to the creator of the original concept of the "TES Cafe", setting up its operational and logistics structure, and working countless hours on its staff...
THANKS! slave george

Door:
THANKS! Catelynn
THANKS! Courtney
THANKS! Don W.
THANKS! Ernest
THANKS! Heow
THANKS! Jenn
THANKS! Jessica
THANKS! Mark R.
THANKS! Nan
THANKS! Paul (NyghtOwl)
THANKS! Robyn (LaRubia)

Last, but certainly not least, a thanks to the person who established the Door group as it is today, worked countless hours on it, and has provided consistent and stable leadership of it through changes at TES and its upper management...
THANKS! Lori (chair, operations committee)

Happy Holidays!!!
-Jeff R.
vice-chair, operations committee

(P.S. Thank you to Mistress Annette, Jenn, Lori, and Tessa for help with compiling this list. Any accidental omissions or incorrect attributions are severely regretted and will be rectified upon notifying me. Thanks. -Jeff R.)